William N. Jeffers Letter 11 December 1874
Dec 11, 1874
Endorsement on letter of August 31, 1874 - Asking for what disposition shall be made of loaded projectiles.
Respectfully returned.
The Bureau proposes while removing the Magazine from Fort Norfolk to build on Craney Island an exploding pit, in which all such loaded projectiles may be exploded by electricity and the iron saved.
Wm N. Jeffers
Chief of the Bureau
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Source of Information
National Archives, Record Group 74 Records of Bureau of Ordnance
Letters Sent to Navy Yards & Stations, 1842 - 1882.
Norfolk
May 1867 - Oct 1881
Box No. 16, Entry 3
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